Machine for making fibrous packings.



No. 819,269. PATENTBD MAY 1, 1906. W..B. PENN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBROUS PAGKINGSF APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1905.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBROUS PAOKINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.10, 1905.

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W. B. PENN. MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBROUS PAOKINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.10, 1905.

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W. B. PENN. MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBRQUS PAGKINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 10, 1905.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBROUS PAGKINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10 1905.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. FENN, OF SHEEPSHEAD BAY, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FIBROUS PACKINGuS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 19 05. Serial No. 240,497.

Patented may 1. 1906.

' Fibrous Pat-kings, of which the following is a specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine for making packing-bands for fruitjars, bottles, and the like, said bands being composed of a ribbon or strip of fiber, paper, or other suitable absorbent material which is immersed in paraffin, wound spirally, and then compressed into the form shown in my application for a patent filed April .2, 1904, Serial No. 201,238, a further object being to provide a machine for the purpose specified which is automatic in all of its operations, removing the said strip of fiber from a coil at one side of the machine and deliverin the finished packing-band at the other side t mmof, the formation of the packing-bands being rapid and uninterrupted in the operation of the machine, a still further object being to provide a machine of this class which is simple in construction and positive in operation and whereby bands of any suitable size for various purposes may be formed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following SPOClfiCtttiOli, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my' improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which' Figure 1 is an end view of my machine for making fibrous packing-rings, said view being partially in section: Fig. .2, a side view thereof, partially in section and taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 Fig. 4, a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 Fig. 5, a section ()lliliG line 5 5 of Fig. 1 Fig. (1, a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1 Fig. 7, a plan view of a portion of the machine, partially in section and showing the dies whereby said packing-rings are formed; Fig. a section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a side view of a portion of the machine, partially in section and showing a die-carrier and dash-pot which I employ: Fig. 10, an en largcd partial section on the line 10 10 of Fig. 5; Fig. 11, an enlarged partial section on the line 11 11 of Fig. 3; Fig. 12, an enlarged fragmentary view of a tripping mechanism which I employ and taken on the line 12 12 of Fig. 9; Fig. 13, a side view thereof similar to that shown in Fig. 9, but soinewhat'enlarged Fi 14, an elevation, partially in section, of a tank which I employ for saturating the fibrous strip with paraffin; Fig. 15, a view of a detail of the construction, said detail being hereinafter referred to as a follower-ring; Fig. 16, an enlarged fra mentary view of a grippin vice which I employ in thefeeding oi the fibrous strip; Fig. 17, an end view thereof and taken on the line 17 17 of Fig. 2; Fig. 18, an enlarged fragmentary view of a cutter-operatin mechanism which I employ and taken on theli'ne18 18 of Fig. 2; ant Fig. 19, an enlarged plan view of the fiber packing-ring when complete and showing the various layers thereof compressed to present a smooth surface on the inner and outer sides of said packin -ring.

n the drawin s formin part of this specification I have shown a table comprising vertical supports a and a and a top member (1 and rotatably mounted in the vertical supports a and a is a shaft b, which carries adjacent to one end thereof a gear 5 enmeshed with a pinion b on a shaft b and upon the n shaft 1) is mounted a band-wheel b and the shaft I) also carries three cams d, e, and f, one

side of the gear-wheel I) being also provided with a cam b", and beneath the shaft 6 and serving as a brace for the vertical supports a, and a is a supplemental shaft 12 upon which is rotatably mounted an upwardly-extending 9o arm (1 provided with a segment-rack d? on the top thereof, said segment-rack being enmeshed with a'pinion d, 'to which is secured a gear-wheel (P, which is in turn enmeshed.

with pinions d and (1 mounted upon shafts 5 d and d, respectively, the said shafts d and (1 being carried by a horizontally-movable casing g, slidably mounted in the top a of the table, as shown at y Connected with the top a and at one side IOO thereof is a supplemental table member's, supported at the outer end thereof, as shown at c, and provided with a hanger c, to the lower end of which is pivotally connected a lever c, which is adjustably connected, as

shown at c, with aconnecting-rod c, the said connecting-rod c being secured to a band 0 of an eccentric c, mounted on the shaft 1). Above the supplemental table 0 is mounted a guide 72, adapted to carry which passes therethrough, the said guide It being open at the top and bottom thereof, as

a strip of fiberh no shown at h and slidably mounted on the guide h is a casing k provided with an upwardly-directed fixed member 7?, operating in the 0 ening 71/ and normally bearing against the under side of the fibrous strip h and the casing h also carries a pivoted finger h, with which is ivotally connected an adjustable rod h, W 'ch is in turn connected with the upper end of the lever '0 and in the rotation of the shaft 1) the lever c is oscillated and carries the casing h backwardly and forwardly over the guide h, and in the backward or outer movement thereof the pivoted finger h". is released from the fibrous strip H; but in the forward or inward movement of the lever c the pivoted finger h, together with the member if of the casing h firmly grips the fibrous stri k and carries the said strip the full limit 0 the movement of the lever 0 this movement being adjusted at will, as shown at 0 The fibrous strip k is preferably provided in the form of a coil, as shown at i, and the said strip passes beneath a plate 2' in a tank 4?, mountedin a supplemental tank 2'', the said tank i being partially filled with paraffin or other similar preservin material and the casing 11 being partially fiiled with water inclosing the casing. '5 the said water being heated by means of s irit-lampsvl beneath the tank i, or the said water may be heated in any other desired manner, and when the fibrous strip it has passed through the paraffin in the tank "2 it passes over a metal scra er i and thence between rollers i and i which remove the superfluous wax which may be on the fibrous strip W, and after passing throu h the rollers i and i the fibrous strip enters t e guide h and is adapted to be engaged and drawn forwardly by the members k and h of the casing h*, as previously described.

Secured to the shaft d and at the front of the casing g is a hollow head 9 which is tapered inwardly, as shown at 9 and within the hollow head 9 is alaterally-movable plunger 9 secured to a shaft g, which passes through the shaft (1 and the shaft 9", as

shown in Fig. 9, passes into a dash-pot g rigidly connected with a support g mounted on the "top a of the table, and the shaft g is provided with a piston within the dash-pot g and the said dash-pot is preferably filled with oil, thereby permitting a partial compression thereof within the dash-pot g and pivoted to the casing g, as shown in Fig. 12, is an arm 70, which is adapted to engage a flange k on theshaft g in the operation of the machine and be disengaged therefrom by means of the inclined edge k of an upright member is, secured to the top a of the table.

Secured to the shaft (1 at the end of the casing 9 adjacent to the hollow head 9 is a circular block kfiprovided with a recess, within which is pivoted, as shown at la, a finger 7c, the lower end of which is engaged by a spring-operated pin k provided with an en larged head k at its outer end, the action of the spring serving to force the head 7c out of the circular block k, and the finger k is adapted to engage the fibrous strip if, as will be hereinafter described.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown the cam e in engagement with a vertical arm 6 provided witha rack e thereon, and the rack 6 engages a pinion 6 mounted on a stubshaft 6 to the other end of which is secured a crank-lever e, and pivotally connecting the crank-lever 6 with the lower side of the casing g, as plainly shown in Fig. 11, is a connecting-rod 6 and it will be seen that in the operation of the shaft 6 the cam c is rotated, the vertical arm 6 moved upwardly and downwardly, thereby oscillating the casing g, together with the shafts d and d", mounted therein, and the pinions d and d are elon-- gated, as shown in Fig. 9, to permit of lateral movement of the shafts d and d without disengaging the pinions d and d from the gear-wheel (i In Fig. 5 of the drawings I have shown a side view of the gear-wheel b and also the cam 1; arranged therein, the said cam b being in operative connection with a vertical arm Z, provided with a rack Z which is enmeshed with a pinion l mounted on a shaft 1, mounted in a support L and on the top a of the table and on the outer end of the shaft Z is a crank-arm Z", which is pivotally connected with a connecting-rod which is in turn pivotally connected with a shaft Z operating in the support Z and on the outer end of the shaft Z as clearly shown in Fig. 7, is a head Z, which is provided with a spiral rib thereon, and the reason for which will be hereinafter explained. The axis of the shaft Z being in line with the axis of the shaft d and the spiral ribbed head Z is adapted to be forced into the tapered end 9 of the hollow head 9 in the operation of the machine.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings I have shown the side of the cam said cam being in operative connection wit a vertical arm f provided with a rack f enmeshed with a pinion f, mounted on a shaft f and secured to the shaft f 5 is an arm f adapted to be oscillated in the vertical movement of the arm f and said arm f", as clearly shown in Fig. 8,is provided with a spring-operated finger f adapted to engage one of a plurality of recesses f 8 in a carrier-disk m. The said carrier-disk is rotatably mounted on the shaft f and is adapted to be rotated through a predetermined arc of a circle by the movement of the arm f when engaged with the carrier-disk m, as shown in Fig. 8, and the arm f 6 is provided with an extending plug f which projects beyond the vertical plane of the head in the circular block 76 and when the arm f 6 is oscillated the plug f striking against m m, m", and m are flanged integrally on one side, as shown at m and permanently secured adjacent to the carrier-disk m on the side opposite the flange m is a plate m pro--' vided with an opening slightly smaller than the openings m m, m, and m, thereby providing a flange for that one of the circular i and l, the said arms carrying also a roller- 3 bearing 1", (indicated in dotted lines 1n these openings in the carrier-disk m which is in the position of the circular head 76', and in the OPGIfilDlOIlOf my machlne the head is adapted to pass through the plate m and the car-' rier-dlsk m.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown a cutting device in operation with the guide for the strip of fiber 71 said cutting device being shown atn and being shownin detail in Fig. 18. Beneath the guide his a fixed blade 11 and directly thereover is a vertically-mov able blade n, to the shank n of which is secured a plate n, against which normally bears a spring n", forcing said late a and cutterblade n upwardly, and siightly above and at one side of the plate n" is a' longitudinally-arranged rotatably-mounted rod o,carried in suitable supports 0 and provided at its inner end with a crank-arm 0, in which is secured a pin 0, the said pin 0 operating in jaws p by a vertically-movable bar p", provided with a slot 1), through which the rod 0 passes, and the rod 0 is also provided with a finger 0, bearing on the top of the plate "a As will be seen, by means of this construction when the bar 1) is moved downwardly the rod 0 is rotated correspondingly and the finger 0 thereon depresses the cutting-blade 16", which, together with the cutter blade n cuts through the strip of fiber h this cutting occurring when the lever ccommences its backward movement to reengage the strip of fiber h and the cutter-blades n and a may be made of any desired shape in order to rodnce a square V or W shaped end to the her strip, and the rod ois also provided with a coil-spring 0", mounted thereon and secured thereto and to the adjacent support 0' the coil-spring 0 being adapted to turn the rod 0 to its normal position in the upward movement of the bar p Thevertically-inovable bar p is mounted in suitable guides on the top a of the table and is provided at its lower end with a pivoted finger p, normally forced outwardly against a pin p by means of a spring p, and mounted in the vertical arm f 2 is a bolt rovided with an angular and preferably 1ncl1ned head p and in the downwardly; but the pin downward movement of the vertical arm f 2 the inclined head 1) strikes against the end of the pivoted finger p and forces the arm 19" p, against which the finger p bears, gradual y forces said finger p out of engagement with the head and when the finger p is so released the bar p is free to move upwardly and the rod 0 resurnes its normal or initial position by means of the coil-spring 0, and in this way the cuttin device has resumed its initial position an is ready for another operation.

As will be seen with reference to Figs. 3, 5, and 6, I prefer to mount on the shaft ban angular block r, rotatable on said shaft, said angular block 1" being adapted to operate in an angular recess r of the vertical arms e f figures,) which moves in the groove of the cams e, f, and b and because of this construction the said vertical arms move upwardly and downwardly without transverse or oscillating movement, and the action of the racks on said arms with the corresponding pinions is positive at all times.

In the practice of my invention the strip of fiber h is passed through-the paraffin-bath i which has been heated by means of the lam i and is then passed between the rollers t and i and manually drawn therethrough and is then inserted into the end of the guides it until the feeding apparatus or the fingers k and h thereof have engaged the end of said strip of fiber, at which time in the operation of the machine the said strip is drawn through the guide, so that the end thereof is slightly beyond the cutting device 11, at which time the blade n descends and cuts off the irregular end of the fibrous strip, this waste end being 'einoved manually, and at this time the casing h of the feeding apparatus has again returned to its clutching position and reengaging the fibrous strip draws the same through the guide It a redetermined distance, and the end of tie fibrous strip 71- which was trimmed off in the first operation of the cutter-bladen is at this time closely adjacent to the carrierdisk m, and at this time the cutter-blade u again descends and cuts off a predetermined length of the fibrous strip h", and the feeding apparatus or the casing 72 thereof is again returned to its clutching position. \Vhen the fibrous strip is again drawn forwardly, the detached portion'of the said fibrous strip passes through the 'corresponding slot 'm and into the circular opening m and just previous to the feeding of the fibrous strip the vertical arm e is drawn downwardly, thereb moving the casing g forwardlv, and the circular block 1: and hollow head g have been moved thereby, the

k in the circular block and forces said pin backwardly at about the same instant that the lever c of the feeding apparatus is again operated to feed thefibrous strip, the trimmed end of said fibrous strip having passed under [0 the finger k in the circular block 75, and

when the pin k is so forced backwardly the finger k in the circular block 16' grips the end of the fibrous strip and holds the same firmly. When the fibrous strip it has been 15 engaged by the finger k, as just described,

the pivot-ed lever d is operated by means of the cam (1, thereby rotating the shaft (1 and the circular block W, mounted thereon, this rotary movement forming an annular band zo-within the opening m of the detached portion of the fibrous strip b and this annular band is held in the circular opening m by means of the permanent flange m and the independent flange m and at this time the ver- 2 5 tical arm e is operated in the opposite direction by means of the cam e, and the casing g carries back the circular head k out of the opening m leaving. the fibrous strip spirally formed therein. When the circular head k 0 is entirely out of the said opening m the arm f has reengaged the carrier-disk m by means of one of the radial recesses f therein, and the vertical arm f 2 returns to its initial position, carrying the arm f 6 and the carrier-disk 5 through a predetermined arc of a circle, in

the present form of construction said are being ninety degrees for the, reason that there are four circular openings in the cisk m. In the forward movement'of the carrier-disk re- 40 sulting from the downward movement of the vertical arm f 2 the bar p has been moved downwardly, and thereby operated the cutter-blade m and another portion of the fibrous strip has'been detached, and the lever 5 0 again moves backwardly andreengages the 'fibrous strip and draws the same forwardly, the circular, head 76' having, as previously described, entered the circular opening m which has been moved to the position origi- I nally held by the circular opening m and the second detached portion of the fibrous strip b has been engaged by the finger k because of the backward movement of the arm f and on the rotary-movement of the block k the second detached portion of the fibrous strip has been spirally formedwithin the circular opening m and the carr1erd1sk m is again rotated through an arc of mnety'degrees upon the withdrawal of the circular block 10 therefrom, and this operation of feeding, cutting,

clutching, and winding is continuous. The circular o ening m has now been carried to a position irectly opposite that previ ously occupied by it, said position being directly in line with the hollow head 9 and when the casing g is forced forwardly it not only carries the circular block k therewith, but brings the hollow head 9 closely adjacent to the circular opening in the disk m which is in line therewith, that opening being m in the present stage of the operation, and when the arm f 6 is moved backwardly to rengage the carrier-disk m and to operate the finger k the spiral-ribbed head e is forced through the opening m in the carrier-disk m by means of the vertical arm I and the cam b in the gearwheel 11 in operation therewith, and in the forward movement of the s iral-ribbed head e the spirally-arranged strip of fiber in the opening m is forced into the tapered portion 9* of the hollow head 9 by means of the shouldered end of the head e, and this compresses the spirally-arranged portion of' fibrous strip and practically produces a solid annular band provided with a spiral groove therein formed by the spiral rib on the head 6*.

It will be understood that the parts of my machine are made very strong in order to producea powerful pressure in the portion 9 of the head 9 and at this time the lever d being operated by the cam d, rotates the shafts d and (1 thereby rotating the circular block W, as previously described, as well as the hollow head (1 this rotary movement being in a direction away from the spiral rib on the head 6", and at the instant the head 6 is withdrawn from'the opening m the rotary movement of the head 9 unwinds the annular band formed therein-from the spiral-ribbed head e". v In the backward movement of the casing g the circular head k is withdrawn from the circular opening in which it had last operated 'to form another spirally-arranged fibrous strip and the head 9 is withdrawn from its proximity to the' carrier-disk m, and when the casing g has nearly reached its extreme backward position the plate k,.pivoted thereon, engages the shoulder k on the shaft 9 and forces the piston 9a a: thereon within the dash-pot g against the action of the oil contained therein, thereby compressing said oil, and on the continued backward movement of the casing g the plate is engages the inclined surface k of the support which disengages said plate from the shoulder k and the shaft 9 is shot forwardly, carrying the plunger g with it, and the plunger 9 striking against the annular band formed of the fibrous strip contained in the tapered portion 9 of the head 9 drives the same outwardly and into a chute or suitablesreceptacle 8 adjacent to said head 9 It will therefore be seen that at the instant of feeding a detached portion of the fibrous strip into the corresponding circular opening in the carrierdisk m during the operation of my machine there are already two other circular openings in the disk m provided with a spirally-arranged fibrous strip and the spiral -ribbed head c has been forced forwardly through the corresponding circular opening in the carrier-disk m and the spirally-arranged portion of the fibrous strip contained therein has been compressed, as previously described. At the instant of winding a detached portion of fibrous stri in that circular opening ad'acent to the feeding-point the finished annu ar band is bein r unwound from the spiral-ribbed head e", an in the backward movement of the circular block 7c and the hollow head 9 the head 6 has also moved backwardly and the arm f has been moved backwardly and reengaged the carrier-disk m, and when the heads have been moved to their extreme backward position the arm f is operated to rotate the carrier-disk m through an arc of ninety degrees, and thereby bring a circular opening in the disk m adjacent to the feedingpoint and ready for the operation of winding a strip of fiber therein, and this operation is continued, as will be readily understood.

The operation above described forms in the inner surface of the annular ring or band t so formed a thread which is adapted to engage the corresponding thread on the neck of a jar or other vessel, as shown and described in the application for Letters Patent of the United States hereinbefore referred to; but the invention described and claimed herein is not limited to the formation of such thread.

' In the high pressure necessary to produce the annular band, as shown in Fig. 19 and indicated by the reference character t, a raw edge or slight. flange is likely to be formed thereon, due to varying thicknesses of the fibrous strip, and to obviate this I provide an annular ring it, of s ring metal, arranged at the rear of the spira rib on the head c", this arrangement permitting the head e to enter the tapered opening 9' of the hollow head 9 a greater distance than if the ring t were solid or an integral portion of the head itself, thereby making a clean smooth edgeat the larger side of the annular band t.

, The annular band is shown removed from the machine and not shown in either of the positions of forming the same in order that the mechanical arrangements of my machine may be clearly shown, and the ring it instead of being cut away at one side thereof may be spirally arranged topermit elasticity and also to preserve a smooth surface on its impact side.

My machine is readily adaptable for making packing-bands of various sizes, all that is necessary being to replace the carrier-disk m, as shown, with one or greater of less dimensions and to provide corresponding heads e and g and a circular block therefor, the adjustable feature of the arm 0 as shown at c permitting of a greater or less length of the fibrous strip, accordiri to the size of the packin band which. it is esired to produce, and" w 'le I have shown cam movements to produce the various operations of my machine itwill be obvious that gearing might be employed or levers or any other suitable wellknown mechanical equivalent, and various other changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described-may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A machine for making packing-rings for bottles, jars and the like, comprising a rotatable disk provided with a plurality of circular openings and a slot for each of said openings through which a strip of fiber is adapted to be passed, a feed for said fibrous material, a cutting device for said fibrous material, devices for arranging said fibrous material spirally in the opening of said disk adjacent to said fibrous strip, devices for rotating said disk through a predetermined are, a hollow tapered head adjacent to the subsequent position of the opening containing said spira l arranged fibrous strip, and a head passed through said 0 ening and forcing said spirally arrange fibrous strip a ainst the tapered surface of said hollow hea and compressing the same, substantially as shown and described.

2. A machine for making packing-rings for bottles, jars and the like, comprising a uide through which a stri of fibrous material may be passed,a feed or said fibrous strip, a tank containing paraffin or similar material through which said fibrous strip passes, a cutting device for detaching predetermined lengths of said fibrous strip, and devices for winding each of said detached portions spirally and compressingthe same and forming an annular band thereof, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a machine ofthe class described, a disk provided with a plurality of o enings and peripheral slots therefor, a gui e ad acent toone ofsaid openings and throu h which a stri of fibrous material may e assed, a fee for forcing said strip into said ast-named openin ,a cutting (16V1C6 for said strip, and means or winding the detached portions of said strip spirally in said OPGIIIIIE, said cutting device comprising a fixed bla e beneath said strip, a vertically movable blade in operation withsaidfixed blade above said strip, and means connected with the machine 'for'forcin said vertically movable blade downward y, said means comprising a rod, a finger thereon bearin on the top-of said vertically-movable bla e, a crank-arm on said rod, a pin on said crank-arm, .a vertically-movable bar provided with aws WhlCh engage said pin, a power-shaft, a cam thereon, a verticallymovable arm in operative connection with said cam, a bolt provlded with an inclined head on said arm, a plvoted finger on said bar and adapted to engage with said inclined head in the downward movement of said vertically-movable arm, a pin against which said spring bears, said pin being adapted to force said finger away from said inclined bolt and be released therefrom in the downward movement thereof, and a coil-spring on said rod for returning said rod and bar to their normal-positions, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots therefor, a guide adjacent to one of said openings and through which a strip of fibrous material may be passed, a cutting device for separating said fibrous strip into predetermined lengths, a feed for forcing one of said detached portions of said strip into said last-named opening, a horizontally-movable block in said lastnamed opening, a spring operated finger thereon engaging said strip of, fibrous material, a power-shaft, a cam thereon, and means for rotating said horizontally-movable block, comprising a pivoted lever provided with a rack in operative connection with said cam, a

pinion in operation with said rack, a gear wheel secured to said pinion, a shaft upon which said horizontally movable block is mounted, said shaft being provided with a pinion and meshed with said gear-wheel, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots therefor, a guide adjacent to one of said openings and throu h which a strip of fibrous material is adapte to pass, a blade for separating said fibrous material into predetermined lengths, a feed for forcing one of said lengths into the corresponding one of said openings, a rotatable block in said opening, a spring-operated finger thereon engaging said fibrous strip, a horizontally-movable casing, a shaft therein upon which said block is mounted, a power-shaft, a cam thereon, a vertically-movable arm in operative connection with said cam, a pinion engaging a-rack on said arm, a crank-lever connected with said inion, a connecting-rod connecting said crank with said casing, and means for rotating said block, substantially as shown and described. I

6. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of o enings and peripheral slots therefor, said dis being provided with a plurality of radial slots, a pivoted arm adjacent to said disk, a spring-operated finger in said arm adapted to engage one of said radial slots, and means for moving said arm through a predetermined arc of a circle, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings, and peripheral slots therefor, said disk being provided witha plurality of radial slots, a pivoted arm adjacent to said disk, a spring-operated finger in said arm adapted to engage one of said radial slots, and means for moving said arm through a predetermined arc of a circle, comprising a power-shaft, a cam thereon, a vertically-movable arm provided with a rack in operative connection with said cam, and a pinion secured to said first-named arm and meshed with said rack, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots therefor, each of sa1d openings being adapted to receive a strip of fibrous materlal, devices for winding said strip of fibrous material spirally in said opening, a tapered hollow head adjacent to said disk, a spirally-ribbed head, and means for forcing said spirally-ribbed head through the opening in said disk and into said hollow head, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots therefor, devices for winding a strip of fibrous material in each of said openings consecutively, a head provided with a spiral rib, a hollow head in ine with said spirally-ribbed head, devices for moving said spirally-ribbed head-through said opening thereby forcing said spirally-arranged strip of fiber into said hollow head and compressing the same, and means for removing said fibrous material when compressed from said hollow head, substantially as shown and described.

10. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots therefor, devices for winding a strip of fibrous material in each of said openings consecutively, a head provided with a spiral rib, a hollow head in ine with said spirally-ribbed head, devices for moving said s irally-ribbed head through said opening tfiereby forcing said spirally-arranged strip of fibrous material into said hollow head and compressing the same, and means for removing said fibrous material when compressed from said hollow head, comprising a plunger in said hollow head, a dash-pot in operative connection with said plunger, tripping devicesin operative connectlon with saidhollow head and said plunger, and devices for disconnecting said tripping device from said plunger, substantially as shown and described.

11. In a machine of the class described, a

table, a horizontally-movable casing on said table, a plurality of shafts mounted in said casing, a circular block on one of said shafts,

a hollow head on the other of said shafts, de-

vices for moving said casing horizontally, and

means for rotating said shafts, substantially as shown and described.

. 12. In a machine of the class, described, a

disk provided with a plurality of circular openings and each of said openings being provided with peripheral slots, and with an integral flan e at one side thereof, devices for rotating said disk through an arc of a circle, and an independent plate adjacent to said disk and provided with an opening slightly smaller than each of said circular openings, said plate serving as a flan e for each of said openings consecutively, su stahtially as shown and described.

13. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots communicating therewith, means for rotating said disk, a guide adjacent to one of said openings and. throu h which a strip of fibrous material may e passed, a feed for forcing said strip into said ast-named opening, a cutting device for cutting said strip, means for windin the detached portions of said strips spirally in said openings, devices for compressing said spirally-wound strip so as to form a ring, and means for removin said ring, substantially as shown and descri ed.

14. In a machine for making packing-rings, a rotatable disk provided with a plurality of I circular openings into which a strip of fibrous material of a predetermined length is adapted to be passed, devices for winding said strips of fibrous material spirally and successively in each of said openings, devices for compressing said strips in said openings so as to form a ring, and means for removing the ring so formed, substantially as shown and described.

15. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable disk having circular openings and peripheral slots communicating therewith, means for feeding strips of fibrous material successively into said openings, a rotatable block operating in said openings and adapted to engage the strips of fibrous material and to windthe same thereon, devices for removing a Ispirallyarranged strip from said block,

- means for compressing the spirallyearranged strip to form a ring, and devices for removing sai ring, substantially as shown and described.

16. In a machine for making packing-rings, a disk provided with a plurality of openings and peripheral slots communicating therewith, a guide adjacent to one of said openings and through which a strip of fibrous material may be passed, a feed device for said fibrous strip, a cutting device for said stri a block adjacent to said guide and ada' te to rotate in said disk adjacent to sai openings, at spring-operated plunger on said block for engaging the end of said fibrous strip so as to form the latter into a spirall -arran ed ring, devices for withdrawing sai block om the opening in said disk after the release thereof,

devices for moving said disk through an arc of a circle, devices for compressing the spirally-arranged strip into ring form and means for removing the ring so formed, substantially as shown and described.

17. In a machine of the class described, a disk provided with a plurality of circular openings circularly arranged and peripheral slots communicating therewith, means for rotating said disk, a guide adjacent to one of said openings and through which a strip of fibrous material may be passed, a feed for forcing said strip into said last-named opening, a device for cutting said strip, means for winding the detached portion of said strip spirally in said opening, devices for compressing the spirally-arranged strip to form a ring, and means for removing said ring, substantially as shown and described.

, 18., In a machine for making packing rings or hands, a rotatable disk provided with a plurality of circularly-arranged circular open ings and peripheral slots communicating therewith, means for winding a strip of fibrous material in said openings to form a ring composed of separate layers, means for saturating said strip before it is wound in said opening, means for compressing the spirallyformed strip to form a ring, and devices for removing said ring, substantially as shown and described.

19. ,In a machine of the class described, a carriage, two shafts rotatably mounted therein and carried thereby, a block on one of said shafts, a hollow head on the other of said shafts, and devices for rotating said shafts in opposite directions, substantially as shown and described.

20. In a machine of the class described, a carriage, a plurality of shafts rotatable therein and carried thereby, a block on one of said shafts, a hollow head on another of said shafts, a piston in said hollow head, and means for forcing said piston forwardly at a predetermined time in the forward movement of said carriage, substantially as shown and described. a

, 21. In a machine of the class described, a carriage, a shaft rotatabl mounted thereon and carried thereby, a b ock on the end of said shaft, a pivoted finger on said block, a spring bearing against said finger and internal means for.operating said finger against said spring, substantially as shown and described. i

22. In a machine of the class described, a

carriage, a shaft rotatabl mounted thereon ingsaid look from said rod, substantially as shown and described.

23. In a machine of the class described, a ment of said plunger, substantially as shown rotatable disk provided with a plurality of circular openings, a shaft, a hollow head thereon, devices for moving said head to a position adjacent, to one of said openings, a plunger on the opposite side of said disk, devices for forcing said plunger through said disk and into said'hollow head, and means for rotating said head in one direction in the for- Ward movement of said plunger and in the opposite direction in the backward moveand described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in 15 presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 7th day of January, 1905.

WILLIAM B. FENN.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. J. KLEIN. 

